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List/Register you guitar collection, and get a chance to win a $3000.00 New Gibson Les Paul Standard
June 21, 2011
List/Register you guitar collection, and get a chance to win a New Gibson Les Paul Standard
FEDS Want To Seize Musicians Guitars? This Crazy Lacy Act Lunacy Just won’t Stop- aka ” Lunacy Act”
May 18, 2012
Lawmakers are scrambling to save the summer concert season from federal agents poised to seize the instruments of rock and country stars because the wood used to make them may have been illegally harvested–and without their knowledge. “I don’t want the musicians from Nashville who are flying to Canada to perform this summer to worry [...]
Documentary about American Lurthier(Custom Guitar Builder) Randy Parsons- Should Interesting to see
May 17, 2012
Award winning director David Aldrich is pleased to announce the Canadian premiere screening of his independent documentary short film “Randy Parsons: American Luthier” on Tuesday, June 12 at 4:00 p.m. “American Luthier” is an official selection for NXNE Film in the 18th Annual North by Northeast Festival and Conference (NXNE) in Toronto, Ontario. Now in [...]
Here is a news article about the previous Lacy Act post
May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON — Critics took aim Tuesday at an effort by Tennessee lawmakers to change the Lacey Act, a century-old environmental law that came under fire after federal agents raided the facilities of Nashville-based Gibson Guitar last summer. The RELIEF Act, introduced by Tennessee Reps. Jim Cooper and Marsha Blackburn, would “move an entire global market [...]
Nashville flood brings lawsuit by Gibson, Nissan More companies join Gaylord in blaming federal government
May 15, 2012
Gibson Guitar, Nissan North America and several other companies will be part of a case management conference this summer related to their Monday lawsuit that claimed the federal government was negligent during the May 2010 flooding in Nashville. In that suit, Gibson, Nissan and the others are seeking nearly $30 million in losses from the [...]
Lacy Act- recomendation from Reed Rubenstein. – Lacy Act Impacts all guitar owners/ builders
May 15, 2012
Below are excerpts from Reed’s recent testimony before a legislative hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs regarding Lacey Act reform. The hearing may be viewed HERE. Reed’s complete written testimony may be reviewed HERE. The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform (“ILR”) strongly supports the Lacey [...]
G-Alert: Dublin Guitar Store Broken Into- Thousands of High-End Guitars (New and Vintage) Stolen
May 13, 2012
Jimi’s Music Store in Dublin, Ireland was broken into recently, the thieves made out with vintage strats and Gibsons and a few Orange amplifiers. Here is the link to their catalog of missing inventory, please keep an eye out in all of Europe, as it is likely that they will leave Ireland.
Gibson Guitar founder Orville Gibson’s life and legacy explored in program at Kalamazoo Valley Museum
May 10, 2012
ALAMAZOO, MI — The man who made Kalamazoo famous for its stringed instruments remains an enigma. But it’s certain that Orville H. Gibson wasn’t just an eccentric perfectionist carving mandolins in his shop. Thomas Dietz, curator of research at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, has found more details to flesh-out Gibson in the last few years. [...]
Juliens Auctions announces items included in the up-comming Les Paul memorabilia auction for the Les Paul Foundation
May 9, 2012
Les Paul Auction Logo Add to Outlook Calendar Julien’s Auctions is proud to present Property From The Estate of Les Paul. Les Paul not only revolutionized the sound of the electric guitar, but also the technology behind modern day sound recording. Les Paul pioneered innovative techniques with sound-on-sound recording and commissioned the first 8-track tape [...]
Win A Fender Squire Base or Guitar- Visit link to Fender for entrance details
May 9, 2012
Follow Link below http://www.fender.com/promos/2012/squierartist?EDID=YHIMYUN-V1JRB-FXEXRM-5ALX0-XVNG-v1
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